(共39张PPT)
Let’s talk.
Do you like travelling
Beijing
.
Wenzhou
.
Beijing
How to get to Beijing from Wenzhou
train
coach
plane
car
ship
bike
what is way to travel
the fastest
Travelling by plane is the fastest way
the most expensive
but also the most expensive way.
the most crowded
Travelling by ……is ……
the cheapest
the most comfortable
the best
Module 4
Planes, ships and trains
Unit 2 What is the best way to travel
/ mst d m/
Amsterdam
London
North Sea
windmill
tulips
What’s the best way to travel from London to Amsterdam
Let’s read.
How many ways are there to travel
by plane
Number the ways of travelling from the most expensive to the least expensive.
4
1
3
2
Skimming.
What do you think first when choose the transportation
cost
The most expensive.
The second most expensive.
The third most expensive.
The least expensive.
= The cheapest.
Read for details.
more relaxing than by coach
more expensive than by coach
the most comfortable way
the most expensive way
the cheapest
the second cheapest
may have to wait for hours because of bad weather
crowded in summer;
Ways of travelling
Train
Car and ship
Coach
Plane
Good points
Bad points
taking a long time
How long does it take to get there by coach
It takes you about twelve hours to get there.
Tip(技巧): Especially pay attention to words like “more/ most…”.
the fastest;
cost
comfortableness
time
The best is the most suitable
for yourself!
…
You can go by car and by ship across the North Sea. This is the most comfortable way to travel but also the most expensive. _____ your ticket before you _____ your hotel. Remember that _______ in Amsterdam is very expensive, so stay outside the city centre and travel in by bus or train.
Book
book
parking
1. “Book” means ____.
A. something we read B. arrange for(安排) something earlier
2. “Park” means _____.
A. a place where people play B. stop a car
√
√
Read more.
The earlier you buy, the cheaper the tickets are.
What does Miss Liao think is the best way Why
Tip: The most important thing is usually at the beginning of a passage/ paragraph.
Post reading.
2. What do you think is the best way Why
.
.
Beijing
Wenzhou
Wenzhou to Beijing
Make a report.
Help Miss Liao choose the best way.
Tips: When choose a way of transportation, think about these factors: distance, time, cost, comfortableness, convenience, environment, safety and so on.
Ways of travelling Cost Time Comfortable ……
Wenzhou -Beijing coach 400 15 hours *
plane 1,300 2 hours * *
train 700 6 hours * * *
You can go from Wenzhou to Beijing by coach, plane or train. Travelling by… is the… and it’s… than by …, but.... We think …is the most important for us during the journey. So we choose to get there by…
Groupwork
Travel can broaden our horizon, help us escape from the real life to relax and enrich our social experience as well.
Don’s forget to choose the best way for yourself!
Revision
翻译下列词组
1.打算做某事: _______________
2. 待在外面: ________________
3. 变得拥挤: ________________
4. 和……一样多: ____________
5. 第二便宜: _____________________
6. 因为: _____________
7. 旅途愉快: _____________
plan to do sth.
stay outside
get crowded
as much / many as
the second cheapest
because of
have a great trip
Module 4
Planes, ships and trains
Unit 2 What is the best way to travel
Revision
翻译下列词组
1.打算做某事: _______________
2. 待在外面: ________________
3. 变得拥挤: ________________
4. 和……一样多: ____________
5. 第二便宜: _____________________
6. 因为: _____________
7. 旅途愉快: _____________
plan to do sth.
stay outside
get crowded
as much / many as
the second cheapest
because of
have a great trip
Complete the word map.
4
Travelling
bus
train
taxi
by taxi
take a taxi
taxi stand
plane
airport
take a plane
by plane
train station
take a train
by train
bus stop
take a bus
by bus
4 Complete the passage with the words in the box.
choice cost fast however journey outside
There are four ways to travel from London to Amsterdam. The first (1) ______ is by train because the (2) ________ takes only four hours. (3) ________, it is quite expensive. Going by coach does not (4) _____ as much as going by train. When you go by car and by ship, remember that parking in Amsterdam is not cheap, so it is best to stay (5) _______ the city center and travel in by bus or by train. Going by plane is the (6) ______, but you need to go to the airport. It also takes time.
choice
journey
However
cost
outside
fastest
The longest railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway in the world. You can go from Moscow, the capital of Russia, to Vladivostok on the east coast. It is not the fastest way to travel from Moscow to Vladivostok, but it is the most interesting and also the most comfortable way.
Around the world
The older he gets, the happier he is.
他越活越开心。
1. The more information, the better.
Language points
the +比较级,the + 比较级
越……,就越……
The more you eat, the fatter you will be.
你吃的越多,就会越胖。
1). Study hard! ______ you study, ______ results you’ll get.
A. Harder; better
B. The harder; better
C. The harder; the better
D. Harder; the better
2). Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. _______ you are, _______ mistakes you’ll make.
A. The more carefully, the fewer
B. The more careful, the less
C. The more carefully, the less
D. The more careful, the fewer
2. A journey by train is more relaxing ...
journey n. 旅行;旅程
The journey ends in the ancient city of Roman.
旅行的终点是罗马古城。
We’re going to have a pleasant journey.
我们打算来一次愉快的旅行。
辨析:journey, travel 和 trip
journey名词,意为“旅行”、“旅程”。常指远距离的或陆地的旅行。一般指单程,不回到出发地的旅行。
travel 名词,意为“旅行”。泛指一般意义的旅行,不能特指某一次的旅行。前面可以用物主代词,但不能与many或数词连用。
trip名词,意为“旅行”、“远足”。常指近距离的旅行或远足。一般指双程,还回到出发地的旅行。
1. How did you enjoy your _______ in Europe
2. How was your school _______
3. He decided to make a _______ to New York by air.
选词填空。
travel journey trip
travels
trip
journey
3. … but a lot more expensive.
比较级前面可以用even,much,far,a little,a bit,a lot,still等词语说明程度或数量,表示强调等。
He is feeling a lot better.
他感觉好多了。(修饰比较级 better)
Your room is a lot bigger than mine.
你的房间比我的大得多。 (修饰比较级 bigger)
My room is small. It’s very comfortable, however.
我的房间不大,但是非常舒适。
However, there are some students still disagree with her.
然而,仍有一些学生与她意见不一致。
1) however adv. 然而;但是
4. However, it will not cost as much as ...
辨析 however & but
1. 从语义上看,but所表示的是非常明显的对比,转折的意味比however强。
2. 从语法上看,but是个并列连词,而however却是个副词。
3. 从语序上看,but总是位于它所引出的分句之首,而however却可位于分句之首、之中或之尾。
4. 从标点上看,but之后一般不得使用逗号,但however位于分句之首时,通常用逗号;位于分句之中时,通常在其前、后各加一个逗号;位于分句之尾时,则必须在其前加逗号。
The new house of this firm cost $8,000.
这家公司的新房价钱为8000美元。
It's going to cost me over $100,000 to buy new cars.
买几辆新车将花掉我10万多美元。
2) cost v. 价钱为; 花费
cost的过去式和过去分词同原形形式一样,三词同形。
n. 价钱;成本;代价
The total cost of the project would be more than $240 million.
该项目的总成本会超过2.4亿美元。
Whatever the cost, she was going out to Britain.
不管付出什么代价,她就是要到英国去。
cost的主语通常是事或物,用法如下:
(1) sth. costs (sb.) +金钱。
某物花了(某人)多少钱
A new computer costs a lot of money.
买一台新电脑要花一大笔钱。
(2) (doing) sth. costs (sb.) +时间,某物(做某事)花了(某人)多少时间
Remembering these new words cost him a lot of time.
他花了大量时间才记住了这些单词。
注意:cost不能用于被动句。
spend的主语必须是人, 常用于以下结构:
(1) spend time /money on sth. 在……上花费时间(钱)。如:
I spent two hours on this Maths problem.
这道数学题花了我两个小时。
(2) spend time/money (in) doing sth. 花费时间(金钱)做某事。如:
They spent two years (in) building this bridge.
造这座桥花了他们两年时间。
(3) spend money for sth. 花钱买……。如:
His money was spent for books.
他的钱用来买书了。
cost, spend, take, pay的用法区别
take后面常跟双宾语,常见用法有以下几种:
(1) It takes sb. time to do sth. 做某事花了某人多少时间。如:
It took them three years to build this road.
他们用了三年时间修完了这条路。
(2) doing sth. takes sb. time,做某事花了某人多少时间。如:
Repairing this car took him the whole afternoon.
他花了一下午的时间修车。
(3) sb. takes time/money to do sth.,某人花多少时间或钱去做某事
He took the whole afternoon to repair his car.
他花了一下午的时间修车。
pay后面常跟for搭配,用于“花费金钱”常见用法:
sb. pay some money for sth./ doing sth. 如:
I paid 100 yuan for my bike yesterday.
我昨天买这辆自行车花了100元。
这件外套花费了我100元。
翻译:
It takes me 100 yuan to buy this coat.
I spend 100 yuan on this coat.
= I spend 100 yuan buying this coat.
This coat cost me 100 yuan.
It paid 100 yuan for (buying) this coat.
选词填空: cost, take, spend, pay
The woman usually _______ a lot of
money on clothes.
2. How much does the sweater _______
3. It _______ me twenty yuan to buy this book.
4. The boy _______ one hour playing soccer every day.
5. The girl _______ a lot for her study last year.
spends
cost
took
spends
paid
Customer: How can I get to Beijing
from here
Tourist guide: _______________
Customer: Which is the fastest way
Tourist guide: _____________
Customer: Which is the cheapest way
Tourist guide: _______________
Customer: Which way is the most
comfortable
Tourist guide: ____________
d)
a)
c)
b)
By plane, but you have to go to the airport by taxi and that takes time too.
The cheapest way is going by coach, but it is not very comfortable.
The most comfortable way is going by train, but it takes more time than going by plane.
There are three ways: by plane, by train and by coach.
Complete the conversation with the sentences in the box.
Beijing
(P 30)
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words from the box.
cheap close expensive good much slow
A: What’s the _______ way to go to Qingdao
B: We can take a plane but that’s _________. We can also take the train. It’s _________ but it’s not so expensive. The coach is the ________ way to go, but it takes the _______ time.
A: So how should we go
B: I think the best way is by train because the train station is the _______ to our home.
best
expensive
slower
cheapest
most
Qingdao
closest
Making a holiday plan
Family trip
Hi Tony,
My family is planning a journey to China in the summer. We want to visit Beijing first. Do you think we should(1) the plane tickets early After Beijing, we want to visit Xi'an and Hangzhou, and maybe somewhere else. How can we(2) from Beijing to Xi'an, bu train or by plane The(3) is not so important, but the time is.
After Xi'an, we want to go to Hangzhou. Is it better to go to Shanghai first, or can we go form Xi'an to Hangzhou directly
And after Hangzhou what is the best(4) Can we make a short
(5) to Suzhou What do you think
Thanks for your help.
Sally
book
travel
cost
choice
trip
1. Write about the best way from your home town to Beijing and the reason.
2. Try to retell the passage.
Homework
Homework
Listen and read the passage again.
Write down your “answer”.